web log ⇝

blog

(From "web log") Any kind of diary published on
the web, usually written by an individual (a
"blogger") but also by corporate bodies.

Blogging is regarded by some as an important social phenomenon as
it contributes to the easy exchange of ideas among a large and
growing international community ("the blogosphere").

A blog is just a special kind of website. The home page
usually shows the most recent article and links to earlier
articles, the owner's profile and web logs written by the owner's
friends. There is usually a facility for readers to add comments
to the bottom of articles. Blogs usually provide an RSS feed of
current articles, allowing readers to subscribe by adding the feed
to their favourite RSS reader.

Many sites, e.g. http://blogger.com/, let you create a blog
for free. Many blogs consist almost entirely of links to other
web logs, some publish original content, a few are worth reading.